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Diminished Personal Relationship with God
Moral Limitation of Human Sinfulness
Obscured Understanding of Spiritual Matters
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A & C only
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The scope of information given by special revelation:
Is broad enough to cover all areas of human thought.
Is limited so as to emphasize God’s relationship with humankind.
Is limited to matters found in biblical cultures.
Question 1
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Is imaginary; there is no such thing as “special revelation.”
God reveals himself in:
The spectacular and miraculous events of history
The mundane events of history
Both
Neither
When God’s revelation and inspiration are all merged into one mode, this
is referred to as:
Concursive inspiration
Dialectic synergism
Divine speech
Personal incarnation
Question 3
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Question 4
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Predicated revelation
Which of the following is true?
General revelation builds upon special revelation.
Special revelation builds upon general revelation.
General and special revelation build upon each other.
General and special revelation are distinct, so neither builds upon the
other.
What does Erickson mean when he said that special revelation has an
“anthropic nature”?
The Holy Spirit used human beings to write down scripture.
It is given in human terms, so people can understand it.
God reveals certain things about Himself through creation.
It is meant to be applied to the lives of all people.
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Question 7
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When sin entered the human race there was:
More need for special revelation
The same need for special revelation
Less need for special revelation
No need for special revelation
When the Bible is said to contain “progressive revelation,” what does this
mean?
The New Testament is more reliable than the Old Testament.
The New Testament builds on the Old Testament.
The New Testament replaces certain parts of the Old Testament.
The New Testament fulfills predictions made in the Old Testament.
According to Erickson, what was the primary purpose of special
revelation?
To become acquainted with God
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Question 9
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To enlarge our general scope of knowledge
To overcome the effects of the fall of humankind
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According to Erickson which of the following modes of revelation is the
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Historical Events
Divine Speech
Incarnation
Scripture
Question 10
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